Product code NSA— Cardiovascular

PHILIPS HEARTSTART HOME DEFIBRILLATOR, MODEL M5068A

Classification name
Over-The-Counter Automated External Defibrillator
Device class
Class 3
Regulation
21 CFR 870.5310
Advisory panel
Cardiovascular
Total cleared
1
First cleared
Most recent

FDA classification definition

“Automated external defibrillators are devices that use external pad-type electrodes to sense, detect, classify and treat (with an electrical shock) ventricular fibrillation. These devices are intended to be used on suspected victims of sudden cardiac arrest. A person in cardiac arrest is unresponsive and is not breathing normally. The device can be sold over-the-counter without a prescription. The device is to be used on adults and children who are either > 8 years old or > 55 lbs.”

— U.S. Food and Drug Administration, device classification record for product code NSA under 21 CFR 870.5310, via openFDA

Market context for product code NSA

FDA has cleared 1 device under product code NSA, all in 2004, filed by 1 applicant company. No FDA device recalls reference this product code. Class III devices are high-risk and generally require premarket approval (PMA); 510(k) clearance under a Class III product code is limited to certain preamendments-type devices.

Top applicants under product code NSA

Adverse events under product code NSA

product code NSA
Death
21
Malfunction
961
Total
982

Source: openFDA MAUDE database, through . Counts aggregate all devices under this product code, not just this specific clearance. Reports are submissions to FDA, not validated events. Search MAUDE directly →

Recent clearances under product code NSA

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